"Why do they [write] for their money? Why do they [work] for short pay? They ain't getting nowhere and they're losing their share. They must have gone crazy back there." — Michael Burton (paraphrased)
By MONTE DUTTON Tyler Huff made all the right moves. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Oh, Evan DiMaggio was the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week, and Tyler Huff miraculously wasn’t the offensive recipient.* Dominic Roberto plundered Western Carolina for the last time with perfect marks in his career against the Catamounts. Cally Chizik and Hugh …
Continue reading Confident Paladins getting ready for Homecoming
By MONTE DUTTON Purple was prevalent in Cullowhee. (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The only way the weekend could have been better was for me … to be … in Cullowhee. I am mindful of my custom experience being dissimilar to many South Carolinians. While I was preoccupied with writing about Paladins and Blue Hose Saturday night, …
Tyler Huff leaves Western Carolina in a hurry. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Tyler Huff! One could almost hear the late Larry Munson yelling it from the remote mountains of Western Carolina. With 53 seconds remaining, guarding a six-point lead, Huff dashed 53 yards to put away the Catamounts, 29-17, on Saturday in front …
Clinton defeated the Cyclones, 48-20, last season at Chester. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants It’s hard for a high-school football game to be more important at this stage in the season than Chester and Clinton at Wilder Stadium this Friday night. The rivalries were earlier. The playoffs are later. For Oct. 20, this is about as …
Continue reading Region title on line as Chester visits Clinton
By MONTE DUTTON Luke Shiflett (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The toughest part of Furman’s Southern Conference football schedule lies ahead, most notably in the game on Saturday at Western Carolina and the one on Nov. 4 at Chattanooga. When those two played, the Catamounts defeated the Mocs, 52-50, in their stadium, and that’s why, when the …
Continue reading Furman’s next challenge resides in Cullowhee
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants It’s been quite the football weekend. I’m sort of overwhelmed. Clinton won. Laurens won. Furman won. Presbyterian won. (Oh, wait. This just arrived via Pony Express. King beat Laurens Academy, 26-22.) Thornwell lost, 59-0, to a team called the Anderson Cavaliers. Oh, the Saints are just starting out. …
Dominic Roberto busts loose at Kennesaw (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ HOMEWOOD, Ala. -- Led by Dominic Robert’s power and Tyler Huff’s versatility, Furman seized its 10th straight Southern Conference victory and atoned for its most recent defeat with a 27-21 victory over Samford on Saturday. The way the SoCon has shaped up, the Paladins face their …
Continue reading Paladins lay waste to another kennel, 27-21
By MONTE DUTTON Cally Chizik, Braden Gilby (43) and Micah Robinson (14) converge. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ By Monday, Furman was over the shame of beating The Citadel by two touchdowns. As Robert Duvall, as Augustus Macrae, said, “They’s worse thangs.” The sense of urgency now is for the Paladins to play better because the rest …
Continue reading The easy part’s over now, and the hard part begins
By MONTE DUTTON Luke Shiflett says hello to the end zone. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Life is full of surprises. Wonders, even. A few weeks ago, I noted that I hadn’t seen a close game all year, and I watched two of the best I’ve ever seen in the next two nights. As Harry Caray, used …
By MONTE DUTTON Tyler Huff looks for a receiver. (Monte Dutton photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It wasn’t pretty. Okay, the day was. It didn’t look much like a rivalry. Furman just took care of business – no more, no less – in a 28-14 victory over The Citadel at Paladin Stadium in front of 12,157 fans on …
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